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Jamestown
First permanant settlement in the New World. -
House of Burgesses
The first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America. -
Start of Slavery
people from africa were taken to the colonies to work on plantations for no pay -
Mayflower Compact
First governing document of the Plymouth colony. -
French and Indian War
English and colonists faught against the french and the indiancs for land west pf the appalachians -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty formally ended the Seven Years War -
Proclimation of 1763
Banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachians -
stamp act
tax on all legal documents -
boston massacre
Bristish soldiers killed five civilian men -
Boston tea party
colonists dressed up as indians and threw tea into the harbor -
first continental congress
convention of delegates from 12 colonies -
lexington and concord
first battle of the revolutionary war -
2nd continental congress
convention of delegates that met to resolve issues -
decleration of independance
adopted by the continental congress that set up the government -
Articles of Confederation
the 13 newley independent states joined into one country -
Criticle Period
Time period when the states were under the Articles of Confederation. -
yorktown
one of the first colonies -
treaty of paris
ended the American Revolution -
Land Ordinance of 1785
Resolutionh written by Thomas Jefferson calling for congress to take action. -
shays rebellion
armed uprising in massachusets -
annapolis convention
12 delegates from five states set up an uncalled meeting -
constitutional convention
called to adress problems in the ways of governing the united states -
the great compromise
agreement made for a bicameral legislature -
North West ordinance of 1787
created the first organized territory from lands south of the great lakes and north and west of the ohio river -
Judiciary Act of 1787
established Judical review -
bill of rights signed
bill of rights was signed -
3/5ths compromise
made a slave 3/5ths of a vote -
cotton gin
invented by Eli Whitney that seperated seeds out of cotton -
fugitive slave law
law that provided for the return of slaves to the south -
Adams Presidency
Second President of the United States. Was the First Vice President of the US. Federalist -
Washingtons Presidency
1st president of the United States. Commander of the Continental army.One of the founding fathers of the United States. -
Gabe prosser revolt
enslaved man who planned a revolt -
Jeffersons Presidency
Democratic-Republican Party. Baught the Louisiana territory from France. -
Marbury vs. Madison
formed the basis for Judical review -
Louisiana Purchase
Land baught from France by Thomas Jefferson -
reservation system
All indians were forced to move to reservations -
war of 1812
america declared war on britain due to impressment of us navy men -
McCulloch vs. Maryland
granted congress implied powers -
Susan B. Anthony
american civil rights leader who had a prominent role in woman getting the right to vote -
Missouri compromise
Prohibited slavery north of the 36 30 line. -
missouri compromise
regulation of slavery in the western hemispheres -
gibbons vs ogden
the supreme court had the power to regulate interstate commerce -
Monroe doctrine
Stated the further effforts by europe to colonize would be viewed as an act of agression -
jacksons presidency
period when jackson was president -
Age of the common man
Andrew Jacksons term of presidency -
indian removal act
act that made indians move west -
old immigrants
scotish, german and scandanavian immigrants -
Nat turner revolt
slave revolt -
battle of the alamo
battle where all american soldies were killed -
battle of san jacinto
decisive battle of the texas revolution -
us annexes texas
the united states accepted texas into the union -
mexican war
the united states invaded mexico -
CA gold rush
settlers went to california to strike it rich -
seneca falls convention
womans rights convention -
Fugitive slave act
declared that all runaway slaves were to be sent back to their owner when captured. -
compromise of 1850
bill passed betweenn the slave states and the free states -
Uncle toms cabin
anti slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe -
kansas-nebraska act
opening new land for settling -
Dred Scot v. Sandford
Case stating that afrcan americans being slaves or free could not be citizens -
Election of 1860
election between abraham lincol and jhn brekinridge -
Battle of fort sumpter
bombardment and surender of fort sumpter -
battle of antietam
first major battle in the civil war -
homestead act
people were given 160 acres of land for free if they moved west and used that land for five years -
emancipation proclimation
proclimated the freeing of slaves in the ten slaves that were still in rebellion -
battle of vicksburg
final major event in the vicksburg campaign of the civil war -
battle of gettysburg
turning point in the civil war -
gettysburg address
Speech by abraham lincoln -
Reconstruction
period after the civil war -
secession
act of withrawing from a union or country -
Knights of labor
largest labor union of the 1880's -
assimilation policy
trying to destroy indians culture -
chinese exclusion act
act prohibiting chinese immigrants to come over -
haymarket square
peaceful riot that ended up with a bomb being thrown at police -
American Federation of labor
first federation of labor unions in the united states -
Dawes Act
tried to assimilate american indians into american culture . -
Sherman Anti-trust act
passed by congress to prohibit trusts -
homestead strike
strike bewteen workers and the carnegie steel company -
american railway union
largest union of its time and one of the first industrial unions -
pullman strike
railroad workers strike that was ended by the government -
new immagrants
southern and central europe , greece, asia -
progressive movement
period of social activism and political reform in the united states -
immigration restriction act
act passed to limit the amount of immigrants coming into the us -
16th amendment
gives congress the ability to lay and collect taxes -
17th amendment
the senate shall be composed of two senators from each states -
Clayton anti-trust act
passed by congress to support the shrman anti-trust act -
Federal trade commision act
prohibits ''unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce. -
19th amendment
prohibits any citezen from being denied the right to vote (gave woman the right to vote)
